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The “Parallel Pandemic” in the Context of China: The Spread of Rumors and Rumor-Corrections During COVID-19 in Chinese Social Media by Song, Yunya, Kwon, K. Hazel, Lu, Yin, Fan, Yining, Li, Baiqi

“…Although studies have investigated cyber-rumoring previous to the pandemic, little research has been undertaken to study rumors and rumor-corrections during…”
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A Dynamic Analysis of Conspiratorial Narratives on Twitter During the Pandemic by Shao, Chun, Kwon, K Hazel, Walker, Shawn, Li, Qian

“…Since the breakout of COVID-19 in late 2019, various conspiracy theories have spread widely on social media and other channels, fueling misinformation about…”
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An Unequal Pandemic: Vulnerability and COVID-19 by Robinson, Laura, Schulz, Jeremy, Ragnedda, Massimo, Pait, Heloisa, Kwon, K. Hazel, Khilnani, Aneka

“…This collection sheds light on the cascading crises engendered by COVID-19 on many aspects of society from the economic to the digital. This issue of the…”
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Contagion of offensive speech online: An interactional analysis of political swearing by Song, Yunya, Lin, Qinyun, Kwon, K. Hazel, Choy, Christine H.Y., Xu, Ran

“…Despite their positive effects in promoting participatory politics, digital publics have also manifested an offensive vernacular culture. This study takes a…”
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Rumors that Move People to Action: A Case of the 2019 Hong Kong Protests by Kwon, K. Hazel

“…A good story persuades people to act. The mobilizing power of a story, however, does not necessarily rely on informational fidelity. During political unrests,…”
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Tweeting badges: user motivations for displaying achievement in publicly networked environments by Kwon, K Hazel, Halavais, Alexander, Havener, Shannon

“…Badge systems, a common mechanism for gamification on social media platforms, provide a way for users to present their knowledge or experience to others. This…”
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Cascading Crises: Society in the Age of COVID-19 by Robinson, Laura, Schulz, Jeremy, Ball, Christopher, Chiaraluce, Cara, Dodel, Matías, Francis, Jessica, Huang, Kuo-Ting, Johnston, Elisha, Khilnani, Aneka, Kleinmann, Oliver, Kwon, K. Hazel, McClain, Noah, Ng, Yee Man Margaret, Pait, Heloisa, Ragnedda, Massimo, Reisdorf, Bianca C., Ruiu, Maria Laura, Xavier da Silva, Cinthia, Trammel, Juliana Maria, Wiborg, Øyvind N., Williams, Apryl A.

“…The tsunami of change triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed society in a series of cascading crises. Unlike disasters that are more temporarily…”
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Social Media for Political Campaigns: An Examination of Trump’s and Clinton’s Frame Building and Its Effect on Audience Engagement by Sahly, Abdulsamad, Shao, Chun, Kwon, K. Hazel

“…This study investigates cross-platform differences in social media by analyzing the contending candidates who represent different political ideology during the…”
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Introduction to the 2021 Winter Special Issue: Communicating Risk in Networked East Asia by Kwon, K. Hazel, Park, Sejung, Shin, YoungJu

“…This article discusses the importance of investigating risk and crisis communication in the context of Asian digital societies. It introduces the remaining…”
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A Paradoxical Mind Shift as a South Korean Experiencing the North Korean Threat by Kwon, K. Hazel

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Is offensive commenting contagious online? Examining public vs interpersonal swearing in response to Donald Trump’s YouTube campaign videos by Kwon, K. Hazel, Gruzd, Anatoliy

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the spillover effects of offensive commenting in online community from the lens of emotional and behavioral…”
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Localized social media and civic life: Motivations, trust, and civic participation in local community contexts by Kwon, K. Hazel, Shao, Chun, Nah, Seungahn

“…This study investigates the ways in which the localized use of social media influences civic life in local communities. Specifically, the study explores the…”
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Dark Knowledge and Platform Governance: A Case of an Illicit E-Commerce Community in Reddit by Kwon, K. Hazel, Shao, Chun

“…This study examines the dark information commons in Reddit, a pseudonymous social news site, in the context of illicit e-commerce communities. Unlike market…”
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Curbing profanity online: A network-based diffusion analysis of profane speech on Chinese social media by Song, Yunya, Kwon, K Hazel, Xu, Jianliang, Huang, Xin, Li, Shiying

“…Profanity, also known as swearing, refers to the use of foul language that is often linked to incivility. In Chinese digital space, the state government…”
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Civic Life in Rural America Revisited: The Role of Social and Mobile News on Civic Participation by Shao, Chun, Kwon, K. Hazel, Nah, Seungahn

“…Rural America has been suffering from insufficient civic resources and is often characterized as a "civic desert." Drawing upon the Communication…”
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Gun Control Agendas in Networked Digital Environment: An Intermedia Comparison Between News Outlets, Activism Media, and Ephemeral Websites by Li, Qian, Shao, Chun, Walker, Shawn, Kwon, K. Hazel

“…This study explores the intermedia agenda-setting of the U.S. gun control movement in 2018, with a specific focus on the role of activism/advocacy media and…”
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Investigating the Coverage of China's Vaccine Crisis on YouTube: Networked Framing, Grassroots Activism, and Homophily by Lu, Yuanhang, Song, Yunya, Kwon, K. Hazel, Margolin, Drew

“…This study investigates how China's domestic vaccine crisis in 2018 was politicized within Chinese video content on YouTube. The analysis, employing the…”
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Fake thumbs in play: A large-scale exploration of false amplification and false diminution in online news comment spaces by Kwon, K Hazel, Lee, Mi Hyun, Pil Han, Sang, Park, Sungho

“…This study explores how disinformation can dampen general users’ expressions of opinion online. In the context of a proven disinformation case in South Korea,…”
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Clicks intended: An integrated model for nuanced social feedback system uses on Facebook by Shao, Chun, Kwon, K. Hazel

“…•This study explored motivational mechanisms underlying the use of Facebook Reactions.•Subjective norms showed indirect effects on users’ behavioral…”
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Wireless Protesters Move Around: Informational and Coordinative Use of Information and Communication Technologies for Protest Politics by Kwon, K. Hazel, Nam, Yoonjae, Lackaff, Derek

“…This study explored information and communication technology (ICT) uses for protest politics, focusing on the case of a 2008 protest in Korea. Based on a…”
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